The introduction of physician-assisted suicide bills in both houses of the Illinois Legislature during this legislative ...

House Republicans Feb. 25 narrowly passed a budget resolution calling for $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and a $2 trillion ...

Pope Francis' condition showed "further slight improvement" in the previous 24 hours, the Vatican said in its evening medical ...

While not mentioning specifics, the letter clearly referred to the practice of publishing lists of priests "credibly accused" of abuse, including deceased priests, and it criticized the low standard ...

There are companies which produce ultra-low gluten hosts which many Catholics with celiac disease can tolerate. But even ...

Lent shouldn't be necessary. That's what St. Benedict of Nursia, the great father of monks, thought at least. Jesus commanded ...

Despite his illness, age and hospitalization, Pope Francis is still demonstrating his deep faith and exercising his role as pontiff, said a cardinal who once served as an auxilia ...

A light drizzle finally let up as hundreds of faithful headed to St. Peter's Square to pray the rosary for Pope Francis on ...

Catholic bishops throughout the U.S. are calling on faithful to pray for Pope Francis, now in critical condition in Rome's ...

Prayer, the monks remind us, is something learned. This implies being a student or disciple -- a learner. We also must have ...

The story of David and Saul in today's First Reading functions almost like a parable. Showing mercy to his deadly foe, David ...

Pope Francis' condition remained "critical" the evening of Feb. 23, his doctors said, with blood tests showing "initial, mild ...